- name of the game
-
the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.[1965-70]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
name of the game
Look at other dictionaries:
name of the game — {n.}, {informal} The crux of the matter; that which actually occurs under the disguise of something else. * /Getting medium income families to support the rest of society that s the name of the game!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
name of the game — {n.}, {informal} The crux of the matter; that which actually occurs under the disguise of something else. * /Getting medium income families to support the rest of society that s the name of the game!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
Name of the Game — For other uses, see Name of the Game (disambiguation). Name of the Game Single by The Crystal Method from the album Tweekend Released August 14, 2001 Format … Wikipedia
name of the game — Date: 1966 1. the essential quality or matter < patience is the name of the game in coastal duck hunting Dick Beals > 2. the fundamental goal of an activity … New Collegiate Dictionary
Name of the Game (disambiguation) — Name of the Game is a song by The Crystal Method. Name of the Game may also refer to: The Name of the Game , a song by ABBA The Name of the Game (TV series), an American drama series starring Gene Barry The Name of the Game (Grey s Anatomy), an… … Wikipedia
The Name of the Game — Infobox Single Name = The Name of the Game Artist = ABBA from Album = The Album Released = October 17, 1977 (Sweden) October 22, 1977 (UK) December 24, 1977 (US) Format = 7 Single Genre = Pop/Europop Length = 4:51 Producer = Polar (Sweden) Epic… … Wikipedia
The Name of the Game (TV series) — infobox television show name = The Name of the Game caption = format = Adventure runtime = 90 min. creator = starring = Tony Franciosa Gene Barry Robert Stack Peter Falk Robert Wagner Darren McGavin Susan Saint James Mark Miller Ben Murphy Cliff… … Wikipedia
Fame Is the Name of the Game — (1966) is an American TV movie, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, that aired on NBC and served as the pilot episode of the subsequent series The Name of the Game . The film stars Tony Franciosa as an investigative journalist and presents the screen… … Wikipedia
The Game (treasure hunt) — The Game is a non stop 24 48 hour treasure hunt / puzzlehunt / road rally that is currently active in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Seattle Area. It is one of the most noteworthy of the modern puzzlehunts, in that its teams pile into vans… … Wikipedia
The Game (dice game) — The Game Das Spiel (German name) The Game Designer(s) Reinhold Wittig Illustrator(s) Guido Hoffmann … Wikipedia
The Game (Queen album) — The Game Studio album by Queen Released 30 June 1980 … Wikipedia
